fool around - Longman Dictionary

fool around meaning, definition, what is fool around: to waste time behaving in a silly way or...: Learn more. foolaroundFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishfoolaround(alsofoolaboutBritishEnglish)phrasalverb1STUPID/NOTSENSIBLEtowastetimebehavinginasillywayordoingthingsthatarenotimportantSYNmessaround  Healwaysusedtofoolaroundinclass.2STUPID/NOTSENSIBLEtobehaveinawaywhichiscarelessandnotresponsibleSYNmessaroundwith  Someidiot’sbeenfoolingaroundwiththeelectricitysupply!3AmericanEnglishtospendtimedoingsomethingthatyouenjoy,butthatdoesnothaveaparticularpurposeSYNmessaround  Theboyswereoutintheyard,justfoolingaround.4SYtohaveasexualrelationshipwithsomeoneelse’swife,boyfriendetcSYNmessaround  Shefoundoutthathe’dbeenfoolingaroundbehindherback.→fool→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusfoolwith•ThisseemslikeaguyIcanfoolaroundwith.•Ifooledaroundwithalambchopforawhile,butdecidedIwasn'treallyveryhungryafterall.•Whyfoolaroundwithmoney,ortakingteethout,whenImightnotenjoyitasmuch?•Imakeapolicyofneverfoolingaroundwithmyclients.•Mattthinkshiswifeisfoolingaroundwithsomeone.•AugieandIarefoolingaroundwiththem.•Stopfoolingaroundwiththosescissorsbeforeyouhurtyourself! Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Mythology Employment Maths Motorvehicles Seealltopics Wordoftheday flow asmoothsteadymovementofliquid,gas,orelectricity VerbtablefoolPresentI,you,we,theyfoolhe,she,itfools >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyfooledPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavefooledhe,she,ithasfooledPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadfooledFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillfoolFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavefooled >ViewLess PresentIamfoolinghe,she,itisfooling >ViewMore you,we,theyarefoolingPastI,he,she,itwasfoolingyou,we,theywerefoolingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenfoolinghe,she,ithasbeenfoolingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenfoolingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbefoolingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenfooling >ViewLess